To organize the program in Hotel Taj, the following criteria must be…
2023
To organize the program in Hotel Taj, the following criteria must be fulfilled.
A. The program coordinator should be of the rank of Deputy Director or Joint Director.
B. The program should be in one of these areas–HRD, Advertising, Computers or Statistics.
C. The duration of the program should not be more than 7 days.
D. The fee per participant should be not less than Rs.5,000.
E. The number of participants should be at least 50.
If all other criteria are fulfilled except:
1. The duration of the course is more than 7 days the program is to be organized in Hotel Ritz.
2. The program coordinator is of the rank of Assistant Director, but the fee per participant is more than Rs.7,000, the program will be organized in Hotel Taj.
3. The number of participants being less than 50 but more than 30, the program will be organized in Hotel Sideways.
4. The fee per participant is less than Rs.5,000 but more than Rs.3,500, the program should be organized in Hotel Saucy.
5. The program is in other than the area mentioned in B above, but the program coordinator is of the Joint Director level, the program should be organized in Hotel Sideways.
Based on the above criteria and the information provided in each of the questions, decide about the appropriate course of action. You are not to assume anything on your own. Give answer as:
1. If the program is to be organized in Hotel Taj.
2. If the program is to be organized in Hotel Sideways.
3. If the program is to be organized in Hotel Ritz.
4. If the program is to be organized in Hotel Saucy.
5. If the data is inadequate.
A training program on Advertising is to be organized for 45 participants, fee per participant being Rs.6,000 and the duration of the course is 6 days.
- A.
If the program is to be organized in Hotel Taj.
- B.
If the program is to be organized in Hotel Sideways.
- C.
If the program is to be organized in Hotel Ritz.
- D.
If the data is inadequate.
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Correct answer: D
Conclusion: The data are inadequate to determine which hotel will host the program.
Summary of given facts:
Program area: Advertising — this is one of the allowed areas, so this criterion is satisfied.
Duration: 6 days — within the maximum of 7 days, so this criterion is satisfied.
Fee per participant: Rs.6,000 — meets the minimum of Rs.5,000, so this criterion is satisfied.
Number of participants: 45 — less than 50 but more than 30, which matches an exception that could send the program to Hotel Sideways, but that exception applies only if all other criteria are fulfilled.
Program coordinator's rank: not provided — this critical piece of information is unknown.
Relevant exception rules (brief):
If duration > 7 days → Hotel Ritz.
If coordinator is Assistant Director but fee > Rs.7,000 → Hotel Taj.
If participants between 31 and 49 and all other criteria are fulfilled → Hotel Sideways.
If fee between Rs.3,500 and Rs.5,000 → Hotel Saucy.
If area is not one of the allowed areas but coordinator is Joint Director → Hotel Sideways.
Final reasoning:
Hotel Taj cannot be confirmed because the coordinator's rank (required to be Deputy Director or Joint Director) is unknown.
Hotel Sideways' exception (participants 31–49) could apply because there are 45 participants, but that exception requires that all other criteria be fulfilled; with the coordinator's rank unknown we cannot verify that condition.
Other hotel rules do not apply given the provided values (duration is not >7, fee is not in the Saucy range, area is allowed), so they do not yield a different assignment.
Therefore, because a required piece of information (coordinator's rank) is missing and you may not assume it, the correct answer is that the data are inadequate.